Coyle delight as Nugent brace fires Clarets win

DAVID NUGENT hogged the headlines after his stunning late double sunk Sunderland at Turf Moor but Burnley boss Owen Coyle insists a strong team ethic remains crucial to more Barclays Premier League success.

Nugent, a deadline day loan signing from Portsmouth, made a mockery of his paltry scoring record at Fratton Park by coming off the bench to score two superb goals and maintain his side’s 100% home record with a 3-2 victory over Sunderland.

A ‘Nugent For England’ banner fluttering in the home end was a timely reminder of how a once-touted talent – he scored on his only international appearance against Andorra in 2007 – had gone astray on the south coast.